By the time Fred felt up to apperating the sun had begun to set, dark shadows being cast across the grassy ground where he and Luna had sat talking for hours. He felt better, the weight of what had happened off of his shoulders. He felt free but he also felt scared of what happened next in his life, of telling his family and of learning to deal with everything.

Luna had been reassuring, comforting and a strong factor in Fred's decision to get better. He wanted to get better and he was prepared. Together they had talked through his options on how he should come to terms with everything. He wasn't going to get better in just a few days, there was a long journey set out in front of him and it would be scary and at times he'd want to shut the world out but with Luna at his side he felt like he would be able to achieve whatever came next. However first he had to talk to his family.

" You know we really should get you back home." suggested Luna, looking at her watch.

Fred nodded and stood up, a mixture of feelings weighing down his stomach. Slowly he walked over next to Luna and with a simple turn they both disapperated appearing moments later in the yard of The Burrow. The kitchen window was illuminated and Fred could see the shallots of his family. Evidently they were sat around the table and his mother was sobbing. They obviously hadn't heard the double 'crack' in the garden as chatter of the worried variety drifted through the window. Luna turned to Fred.

" You've been really strong Fred, you can do this." she told him with a smile.

" Yeah...just stay by me." replied Fred taking a deep breath and looking at his home.

So many times he had come back to The Burrow and felt nothing but safe, when he looked at it these days he was uneasy. It wasn't the safe hold it once was, it would never be the same for Fred again. Luna smiled away at him and he gave her a weak smile in return. One step at a time they walked toward the back door, Fred stopping momentarily on the fresh hold. He turned to Luna, considering running away but she gave him an encouraging smile which made him place his hand on the door handle and twist it.

There was a clatter of cups against the table and a collective sigh as Fred walked through the door. His whole family sat gathered around the worn scrubbed table, his mother was pale and his siblings looked relived. Fred searched out George who was looking directly at his twin. It was there in that moment that Fred felt a little bit of his old connection with George come back. Luna shied away behind Fred as he looked at his family. His mother stood up and rushed over to hug him. He hugged her back, feeling something in the embrace she bestowed up on him.

" My darling boy." she said in his ear.

" I'm sorry." he said loudly enough for his family to hear as his mother pulled herself away and sat back down.

Moving closer to Luna he took a deep breath and looked up. His whole family sat there watching him, waiting. He knew he had to tell them but it didn't make the actually doing of the task easy and even though he had recounted his story for Luna, she was different. His head spun as he waged up his choices, knowing full to well by the time he had told them everything there was a strong chance he'd end up back in the mental ward, and his mother would be overbearing but he had to be strong and tell them what they longed to hear.

" There's something I have to tell you..."

And slowly Fred recounted his story. His families faces fell as he revealed what had occurred. His mother's face was white with tears and shock, his father blinking rapidly behind his glasses. His brothers looked uneasy and uncomfortable whilst Ginny watched her brother with the closest of reguard. All the while he told his story they said no words and let him talk, sensing it would be easier for him to say everything in one go. Although relief settled with each of them, finally having some understanding as to what had happened to one of the normally happy members of the family, but at the same time guilt washed over each of them.

As Fred got to the harder part of his tale, how he had been subjected to months of torture he could feel the usual burn tugging at him. Behind his back he grabbed for Luna's hand and she squeezed it to reassure him he was doing well. Somewhat unconsciously his free hand reached up to where his ribs were, the place where he had physically received the long term damage.

Silence followed as Fred finished and he waited for his families reaction. Without a seconds hesitation his mother stepped forward once more and hugged Fred tightly, rocking him ever so slightly the way she had done at some point with each of her children. Over her shoulder his eyes sought out George who sat across the room from him. As his mother pulled away George stood up and slowly walked over to Fred, stopping just in front of him. No words were exchanged between the brothers, only George's arms reaching around his brothers shoulders and hugging him.

" I'm sorry George." said Fred.

" Don't be." said George simply.

George took a place on Fred's other side. Bill stood up and leaned back against the side board.

" Look Fred, I know you probably don't want to talk about it but do you know where they were keeping you or their names? If we can find them, we can stop them from doing this again."

Fred took a second to dig in his brain, looking for some form of information which may help somewhere along the line of catching the creeps who had hurt him. He remember something but not clearly and he could have been delusional.

" Rabbins...and...Ja...Jackle, maybe, I'm really not certain."

" No, it's good son." said Arthur smiling at his son, " They escaped Azkaban somehow, we'll have them rounded up in a few days."

Fred tried to smile but his eyes set down upon Ginny who was being awfully quiet. Sat with her hand resting in Harry's, she avoided looking at her older brother. Fred suspected she was afraid to see how he had amounted to the man he was and it cut him in two. He stepped forward a little, Luna's hand still gripped in his own, and looked at his baby sister.

" Ginny..."

Ginny looked up, her face scattered with broken tears. She saw Fred standing there, watching her and with no warning rose from her seat and flung herself into Fred's arms. He hugged her back tightly, in only a way a brother could comfort their sister and for the first time in a long while he could feel a sense of family come back to him. Releasing Luna's hand, he took a seat at the table, his side hurting slightly from all the adventure of the day. Cautiously his family took seats on either side of him and slowly but surely chatter began to flicker through the room. Fred didn't really join in but sat enjoying the new feeling he felt in his heart.

Without making much of the situation Luna edged her way out of the back door and back into the yard. She felt happy that Fred had took the right steps and even more pleased that she had played some part in that, but right now she could see he needed to be surrounded by his family and to get back into a routine of sorts, for him to discuss what happened now with them. She already knew she see him again and when he needed a friend she would be there. She as she moved to apperate home the back door opened and she turned to see George walking down the steps toward her.

" Luna, look I don't know what you said to him but I know you had something to do with him talking about it so thank you." he said shifting his weight about on his feet.

" I just listened, Fred did the rest." she replied smiling.

" Why don't you stay, I think mum's planning on making some kind of feast and I think Fred's would like it if your there."

" I really should be getting home, my father was cooking Fresh Water Plimpies for tea, I quite fancy them. Tell Fred I'll see him soon."

" Okay, and Luna seriously thank you."

Luna smiled sweetly at George before turning on the spot and disapperating out of sight. George stood in the same spot for the moment looking at the spot where Luna had disappeared. He'd never really spoken to Luna, never really took the time to appreciate her but she had brought some part of his brother back to him, helped Fred understand what he was feeling and for that he was more grateful then he could ever explain. He just hoped she decided to stick around because somewhere in his brain, George seemed to understand that Luna, and only Luna would be the one person who got Fred right through until he resembled the person he once was.

A/N - Oh I'm spoiling you guys but I love to do so. Another chapter, yay and there's a good chance you'll have another one in a few days time because at the moment this story has begun to write itself and I simple do the typing. I'm so excited to continue writing this story because a few weeks back I was seriously considering dropping the story, and now...I just can't stop myself.

As always I hope your enjoying what I have to offer, and big thank you for all the reviews. Luna's going to begin to play an even bigger part now Fred's on the road to recovery, and I'm looking forward to getting Fred and George back to the brother's they once were. In my story planning brain, Harry and Ginny's wedding is being put together and Mrs Weasley is going to be dealing with some stuff so look out for that (see I'm nice and like to let you in on some of my secrets). Anyways I'll be back soon, so will see you then.